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SAN PEDRO, CA - APRIL 16: Retired U.S. Navy battleship USS Iowa, the only floating museum on the West Coast opened to the public, is docked in the Port of Los Angeles on April 16, 2013 in San Pedro, California. The Port of Los Angeles Police are under a heightened state of alert one day after explosions at the Boston Marathon killed 3 people and wounded more than 170 others.
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In Ames, Iowa, we’re a company town and Iowa State’s the company. The town and gown really support our Olympic sports.
Their question, specifically asked from the IRS to the Coalition for Life of Iowa: ‘ Please detail the content of the members of your organization’s prayers ,’
In a phone call to Coalition for Life of Iowa leaders on June 6, 2009, the IRS agent 'Ms. Richards' told the group to send a letter to the IRS with the entire board's signatures stating that, under perjury of the law, they do not picket/protest or organize groups to picket or protest outside of Planned Parenthood. Once the IRS received this letter, their application would be approved.More quotes »
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Hard Rock Casino to be built in Sioux City
group last year when the two groups failed to agree on a contract extension and the nonprofit joined forces with Sioux City Entertainment.Asked how Thursday's decision might affect that legal battle, Missouri River Historic Development President Mark Monson Read more »
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Iowa museum says tortoise was never stolen
-- An Iowa museum says an employee hid a presumed stolen African leopard tortoise in an elevator after finding the 18-pound reptile trapped behind paneling in her enclosure.The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque says the employee's bizarre Read more »
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White House tours off, Easter egg roll on for now
of some Iowa children who hoped to visit the president's home.Sixth-graders at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, had their upcoming visit canceled as the White House suspended all tours under across-the-board government spending cuts. The disappointed Read more »
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Owner seeks to unload football team via Craigslist
-- A co-owner of the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Titans football team is selling his stake through Craigslist.The Titans announced earlier this week that owner Mike Polaski is trying to sell his 20 percent stake in the two-year-old Indoor Football League team. Polaski Read more »
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Southwest to fly between Des Moines, Las Vegas
-- Southwest Airlines will soon fly from central Iowa to Sin City.The airliner announced Monday that it will add daily non-stop flights between Des Moines and Las Vegas. Flights are expected to start Sept. 29.It's the second route out of Des Moines for Southwest. Read more »
Around the web
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Cloak & Dagger: Iowa’s Secret Courtship of Facebook
which was also the name of the legal subsidiary created for the project). Even though Facebook reps pressed Iowa officials to line up permits and incentives to meet their “aggressive timeline,” there were several extensive delays. “There were times the project 5/19/13 from Data Center Knowledge Read more »
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More storms develop today
Iowa. The best chance for strong to severe storms today will be in the southeast half of the state after 3 p.m., and especially into the evening hours. By midnight, most of central Iowa will go dry, with just a slight chance for a pop-up non-severe storm again 5/19/13 from KCCI Des Moines Read more »
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman wrote a new blog post: United Way of East Central Iowa honors volunteers
Central Iowa has recognized the area’s volunteers. While many of the nominees volunteer with United Way of East Central Iowa, this program is not specific to United Way. “Organizations in the community could not do what they do without volunteers,” Trappe 5/19/13 from The Gazette Read more »
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Obama and Nixon: A Historical Perspective
wisdom, are headed straight for the feinting couch in fits of anti-Obama hysteria. In a characteristic spasm of partisan apoplexy, Iowa Congressman Steve King offered a shrill algorithm: "add Watergate and Iran Contra together and multiply by ten" to calculate 5/19/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes
as the storms pushed through eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Sunday's thunderstorms dropped hail as large as 2 inches in diameter and whipped up winds of 60 mph as the storms pushed through eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. A new Omaha Public Schools board 7:44 AM from Omaha.com Read more »
